- Hardcover: 432 pages
- Publisher: Readers Digest; 3 Rev Sub edition (June 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0895776928
- ISBN-13: 978-0895776921
- Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 17.2 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,485,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Provides a wealth of information that encompasses history, science and technology, people, places, nature, the arts, and the universe, and provides hundreds of maps, illustrations, and photographs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Answers many of the questions you might have.,
By Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Reader's Digest Book of Facts: People, Places, Science & Technology, Animals & Plants, Arts & Entertainment, the Earth, the Universe (Hardcover)
How often do we get stuck for an answer to something we really ought to know? How often do we confuse one historic person or period with another? How often do the writers amongst us search for some additional information just to add an "aside" to the main thrust of the piece itself? Yes, a book of records is most useful when looking for certain information but it will not explain the difference between, say, one period of English furniture and another or how islands are formed or why there was once a funeral for a leg!There are times when we all need to find answers to vexing questions - or perhaps just a little help with a crossword clue. A book of facts is an essential addition to the publications held in any household or office and "The Reader's Digest Book of Facts" is just about as good as they get. It can also become very interesting reading - but be careful, you might easily become the equivalent of a crossword bore by continually exclaiming "Hey, did you that in 1847.......". A really first class publication. NM
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Answers many of the questions you might have.,
By Ned Middleton - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Reader's Digest Book of Facts: People, Places, Science & Technology, Animals & Plants, Arts & Entertainment, the Earth, the Universe (Hardcover)
How often do we get stuck for an answer to something we really ought to know? How often do we confuse one historic person or period with another? How often do the writers amongst us search for some additional information just to add an "aside" to the main thrust of the piece itself? Yes, a book of records is most useful when looking for certain information but it will not explain the difference between, say, one period of English furniture and another or how islands are formed or why there was once a funeral for a leg!There are times when we all need to find answers to vexing questions - or perhaps just a little help with a crossword clue. A book of facts is an essential addition to the publications held in any household or office and "The Reader's Digest Book of Facts" is just about as good as they get. It can also become very interesting reading - but be careful, you might easily become the equivalent of a crossword bore by continually exclaiming "Hey, did you that in 1847.......". A really first class publication. NM |
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